Parksville Fire Department is recruiting for 2021, looking for positive, energetic and community minded women and men to join our team of volunteer paid on-call firefighters. A recruit class begins this spring and applications are now being accepted. Volunteer firefighters demonstrate the personal values of trust, honesty, integrity, compassion and empathy and can perform as part of a team. Parksville Fire, a composite department of volunteer on-call and career firefighters, provides fire and re
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December 15, 2020Home for the HolidaysThank you for doing your part to keep us all safe. 2020 has been a challenging year and we are encouraged to see a vaccine on the horizon. Thank you for your support of EMO and we look forward to sharing emergency preparedness information with you in 2021. On behalf of the EMO team and the Councils and staff of the Town of Qualicum Beach and City of Parksville, we wish you a most wonderful holiday season and a safe and healthy 2021.COVID-19 UpdateRecent COVI
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Boots for Food 2020 drive held in November was a huge success because of the generosity of residents and the coordination by volunteers with District 69 fire departments. Physically distanced and masked firefighters at our grocery stores and other locations asked residents to help fill the boots for food. Once again, our communities came through in a big way! Six fire departments raised 1,084 pounds of food and an incredible $93,051 in cash which was donated to the Salvation Army foodbank.
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The actions we take help keep our businesses and schools open and our community and health care services safe. Slowing the spread of COVID-19 is within our control and we thank you for doing your part. Residents are strongly urged to follow all provincial health orders and guidelines issued in response to COVID-19. Information and resources are available at Island Health and at Let's Talk Parksville.Masks/face coverings are required in BC in all public indoor settings, on public transit and in w
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November 20, 2020As announced yesterday, by order and direction of the Provincial Health Officer, all individuals, places of work and businesses in BC must significantly reduce their level of social interactions and travel. These new measures are intended to address the province’s second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to keep our schools and businesses open. The order is in effect until midnight, December 7, 2020.The City of Parksville and Town of Qualicum Beach follow the direction of the
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